Washing-machine.



l. H. ARNOLD.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. 1913.

1,154,832. PatntedSept. 28; 1915.

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ISAAC HILL ARNOLD, OFANIMAS, NEW MEXICO.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 28, 1915,

Application filed September 5,1913. Serial N 0. 788,291.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LISAAG H. A NOLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Animas, in the county of Grant and State ofNew Mexico, having invented certain new and useful Improvements in ashing-Machines; and do hereby declare that the followirig is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had'to the annexed drawings, making a part of this speci- 'fication, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to washing machines of the type shown in the patent to myself and others No. 566,885, September 1,. 1896, wherein a boiler is employed that is detachably applied to a stove, the association of the boiler and the stove in this type being for the purpose of enabling the use of the stove either indoors, or outdoors, for 1I0Iling, cooking or for other purposes when clothes are not to befw'ashed, and thepbject of my invention is to improve the washing machine 1n part culars that will render it more eificient and rapid in its work, more durable and more convenientand easier to manipulate, and to these ends my invention consists in the washing machine constructed substantially as hereinafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of the washing machine embodying my invention, theupper portion only of the stove being shown in section; Fig. 2 is a detail view in perspective of a portion of the plunger or 'pounder; Fig. 3 is a detailview in perspective of the device through which a' circulation of the suds and" steam between the interior and exterior'of' the false bottom is secured. I

In the drawings 10 designates the upper portion of the stove having a removable top; so that, as shown in Fig. 1, the lowere'nda Roi-which the wall of the v ided with a hole or perforation 26-81) that, pass freely f'into" and cutof the pounder, the flutes formingof the boiler 11 will be inserted therein-and beyond explaining that it has such form and construction as enables it to be used in conjunction with the boiler and also used'for any of the uses to which a stove is ordinarily utwhen the boiler is removed. When the oiler is removed a cover or to suitable for heating irons may be placed t ereon. The boiler 11 has a removable top 12. Said top is secured in place so as to be easily remove by having its rim at one point ininto and out of engagement with a hookedshaped end of a pin or bolt 15 that is rotatably mounted on the sideof the boiler so that by turning it through a half circle the loop may either readily swing clear of the hooked-shaped end or interlock therewith. The clip 13 is made of spring steel and the free end of the curve is slightly flattened to form a good bearing for the curve.

The boiler'has a removable false bottom 16 that has a cylindrical rim that is provided with numerous holes or perforations 17 and a conical top, and passing through the apex of the flared top is a tube or pipe section 18 which at its lower end, within the false bottom, flares outward and downward, and its upper \end outside the false bottom has an enlargedhollow head 19; acrossthe top of which is a piece of wire cloth 20 so that it will be seen that there may be a circulation of'sudsand steam from within the false bottom to the outside thereof, or vice versa.

Reciprocable vertically above the false bottom within the boiler, is a conical pounder 21, it being secured at the upper end to the lower end of the stem 22 which passes through a central opening in the top, or cover, and outside the latter is connected to an operatinghandle 23, which by av link 24 is pivotally connected to the top, or cover, so that by moving the handle up and down the pounder is reciprocated vertically in the pounder .isiiizfi boiler, The stem 22 is tubular so that air, maypass down through it, and at its lower end is a valve 220 that opens'on the 'up-. 2 stroke, and air enters the boiler, and closes y ori fthedownstroke of the pounder. On the ,oiitSide ofthe pounder there is a 'seriesjof' jh'ol'low projections'or flutes 25, beneathfeacli hoods or housings to prevent the, closing u ,of'the holes. .It will be seen" that the verti ealreciprocation of thepounde'r, in conjuncthe ascent of the pounder and then upon its descent the clothes will be pressed down ward and the suds and steam forced outward through the twill and mesh of the parts within the boiler are plated to prevent rusting, and as the bushings are of wood,

same, they being free to pass downward to, and through the perforations in the false bottom, these operations being facilitated by the air valve in the poun'der. On the ascent of the pounder the clothes are loosened, and

'the suds and steam pass freely therethrough.

plunger stem which will not rust or corrode, I employ a bushing 27 of wood which is held between plates 28 on the upper and under sides of the top or cover and .which are riveted thereto, and a similar expedient is employed to provide the bearings for the tube or pipe 18 in the false bottom. As the metal it will be seen that soiling of the 'clothes from rust; is avoided, and the wooden bush ing forms a good long bearing that guides the plunger stem or the tube 18, as the case may be, so that each freely moves up and -'down without lateral motion that j would bind and increase the friction. Moreover, the plates 28 materially strengthen the structure where the strain is great.

The press-ire enerated in the boiler 11 acting upon the ared lower end of the tube 18 presses the tubeupward so that its upper end is in intimatecontact with the clothes at the center of the bundle of clothes, the

tube thus following up'the clothes, when by the lifting of the pounder .21 the clothes tend to rise and thus'at all times steam and hot suds areapplied to the center of the bunch of clothes and penetrate into the same and pass radially, or laterally, outward. If the tube did not follow along with the clothes, obviously upon; the liftin of the'pounder with the tendency there rom to lift the clothes, the latter would 'separate from ,the

top of the'tube, and hence, steam and hot.

suds issuing from the top of the tube could not have the intimateaction upon the clothes which comes from the constant contact of the top of the tube with'the bunch of clothes. The steam and suds will be concentrated by the tube andfhissueif-therefrom against the clothes with considerable-force, due to the concentrating efiect of the tube;

Having thus'described by invention what 1. In a washing machine, the combination with a boiler, a false bottom for the boiler, a' vertically movable tube passing through the false bottom and having enlargements,

respectively above and below the same, a

plunger within the boiler above the false bottom. v

2. In. a washing machine, the combination of a boiler, a false bottom for the. boiler, a vertically movable tube passing through the false bottom and having enlargements, re-

spectively above and below the same, a

wooden bushing through which said tube P passes, a plunger within the boiler above the false bottom, and means for reciprocating the plunger. V

In testimony whereof I afiix my ture in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC HILL ARNOLD.

signa- Witnesses:

RUrUs WAMEL, JOHN C. HENDERSON. 

